Nestorian

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ne stôr′ē ən, -stōr′-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Nes•to•ri•an  (ne stôr′ē ən, -stōr′-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Religionone of a sect of followers of Nestorius who denied the hypostatic union and were represented as maintaining the existence of two distinct persons in Christ.
  • Late Latin Nestoriānus. See Nestorius, -an
  • late Middle English 1400–50
Nes•to′ri•an•ism, n. 

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